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Table 7 Mediation analysis

From: Couple’s Satisfaction among Lebanese adults: validation of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Couple Satisfaction Index-4 scales, association with attachment styles and mediating role of alexithymia

 

Effect of attachment style on alexithymia

Effect of attachment style and alexithymia on couple satisfaction index

Effect of attachment style on couple satisfaction index

Mediating effect of alexithymia

Beta

95% BCa CI

t

p

Beta

95% BCa CI

 

t

p

Beta

95% BCa CI

t

p

Model 1: Attachment style, alexithymia and couple satisfaction index

Secure

− 0.94

− 1.46

− 0.42

− 3.53

< 0.001

0.56

0.25

0.86

3.57

< 0.001

0.66

0.36

0.97

4.24

< 0.001

19.19%

Alexithymia

     

− 0.11

− 0.17

− 0.06

− 4.11

< 0.001

      

Preoccupied

0.99

0.45

1.54

3.57

< 0.001

− 0.37

− 0.69

− 0.04

− 2.22

0.026

− 0.47

− 0.79

− 0.15

− 2.85

0.004

27.80%

Alexithymia

     

− 0.10

− 0.16

− 0.05

− 3.69

< 0.001

      

Fearful

0.86

0.34

1.38

3.23

0.001

− 0.07

− 0.38

0.24

− 0.44

0.661

− 0.17

− 0.48

0.14

− 1.06

0.290

Alexithymia

     

− 0.11

− 0.17

− 0.06

− 4.11

< 0.001

      

Dismissing

0.41

− 0.09

0.91

1.60

0.111

− 0.26

− 0.55

0.03

− 1.75

0.08

− 0.30

− 0.60

− 0.01

− 2.03

0.043

17.32%

Alexithymia

     

− 0.11

− 0.17

− 0.06

− 3.97

< 0.001

      
  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values